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If that's the case, we have have an open Nightingale spot, if anybody would like to join. I won't be able to post until Friday at the earliest.

I'll have Rook start tracking him as soon as his meeting with Kalin is concluded. Also, 400th post.

PM'ed Breathtaker last night, we'll start working on a post soon.

I believe Elodin said that he wanted to be the next Nightingale post, but if he's changed his mind or doesn't post within a few days, I'll be happy to post.

Hate to be pushy, but is anyone working on any posts?

So I may or may not have a job interview on Saturday, I'm waiting to hear. If it ends up being on Saturday, that obviously takes precedence over this. However, if it isn't on Saturday, I will likely be attending. If you could add me to the group PM, that'd be fantastic

Chapter 6 is done! It is a bit shorter than the previous ones, but the next one will probably be much longer. As for why the Jovilles are so important, it is mainly because Cassyon and Laurent are such important members of the military, and possess more soldiers than all of the other houses. If they died, an incredibly large portion of the army would be without a leader, and without payment. Annick (the wife) is a fantastic businesswoman, and if she died, along with the other Jovilles, her money would have nowhere to go. I'll probably need to think of some other reason, but I can figure that out later. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!

BreathTaker, did you want Rook to show up to one of the sentinel training sessions? Vornskrs (what Storm is) can actually detect the force. Maybe the younglings could be given a test/trial, and Rook and Storm could help supervise (if that's alright, of course). Warrior, perhaps your Sith could hire a group of bounty hunters? Those who want to participate in the hunt for Valran can, but if they had some other direction they wanted their character could go through they could instead pursue that? I don't know, I'm just trying to throw out some ideas. Edit: I'm also a bit confused on what we are doing for the whole council thing. How exactly does that work?

I'm excited, but not overly so. I'm not going to claim to be the biggest fan of the character, but he has always interested me. I'm looking forward to seeing the mystical side of the MCU, and this definitely promises some of that. The visuals look nice, and Benedict Cumberbatch seems perfect for the role. The only thing that concerns me is that this is likely an origin story. I get the need for one for Doctor Strange, who isn't as well known as Cap or Iron Man, but still, it does warrant caution. I'm interested in his powers, but I don't want him to spend the entire movie training, and off of this trailer alone it looks like that's what he'll be doing. But I will definitely be going to see this, but I'm trying to not get my expectations to high.

Does Harmony know of Hoid? Where does White Sand take place in the Cosmere timeline?

It's never to late to join! Your character sounds very interesting, looking forward to him joining the fun!

Sure thing! I'll go in last and the heist planning can commence!

Post is up, let me know what you think.

Elodin, do you want to have Eric walk in and start talking to Kel, or should Grihff meander in first? I honestly have no preference one way or another, so I'll leave it up to you.

Rook Feskitt approached Star's End, one of the most intimidating prisons in the entire galaxy. Rook wondered if it was even part of the galaxy, it was so far away from, well, everything. Mystus VII, the planet Star's End was located on, was in Wild Space, and was avoided by even the most hardened, maniacal criminals. But not Rook. He was either brave enough, or foolish enough, he still hadn't decided yet, to break out an old friend from the foreboding prison. Fratch Thio. A Rodian who helped him on his journey to becoming where he was today. Rook was born on the planet Myrkr, the son of parents he never knew, or cared to know. He grew up alongside criminals, bounty hunters, and other scum all his life. Rook quickly proved himself valuable to these scum with his high intelligence, and at the age of ten he was helping smuggle drugs in an out of planetary systems. Fratch had been the one to take him in. He wasn't a good man, but he accepted Rook even when his own parents had not. He hadn't seen Fratch in about five years, ever since Rook left Myrkr in order to do something more exciting. Since them, he had met many interesting people, Mandalorians, and other creatures he hadn't even known existed. He had done tasks that actually challenged him, such as hunting down Jedi and Sith alike. He could add "Breaking someone out of an impenetrable prison" to that list. After this, we're even, Fratch. His smuggling days had finally caught up with him, and his crimes were deemed serious enough to warrant being sent to this desolate asteroid. But that man had saved Rook's life, and he would return the favor. He approached the tower in his customized Mandalorian armor. Stars End's defenses were impressive, but Rook wasn't worried to much. The biggest defense it had was that it was damnation near impossible to find in this remote area. The armor on the building was impossible to blast through, but that wasn't a problem. Rook didn't plan on blasting through it, he simply needed to infiltrate, retrieve Fratch, and get out. Turbolasers and ion cannons were placed in stationary positions around Star's End. But those didn't bother him either. He activated his cloaking device, which made him invisible to the naked eye and scanners. But that was only half of Rook. He gave of a thermal signature, and he was positive Star's End would have thermal scanners. The only way he could avoid those was by placing a barrier in between himself and the weapons. So he carefully navigated the crevices, following the map he made that took him along a route that should hide him from all the stationary turrets. He activated a cooling device as well, which cooled down his body heat. It wasn't full proof, not yet, but it should work well enough to where he could camouflage himself from the tower's defenses. It worked. He approached the base of the forty story tower. He entered the tower, and was not surprised when he found no guards. Under almost any circumstance, the turrets would have notified those inside that there was a trespasser. But there were only a handful of people that were actually in the tower, and there was a good reason for that. All 24,000 prisoners inside were stored in stasis booths, coffin-like containers that caused a person's life functions to be suspended. They would not age, and they were not aware of their surroundings. Their health was monitored, but since no inmates were consciously alert, only a few dozen people were needed to keep track of them. There was no risk of prison riots or escapes, at least from the inside. But this effective way of storing prisoners was also Star's Ends biggest weakness. In order to power all of the defensive structures and stasis cells, an enormous amount of power was required from the power generator on the subterranean level. If that power was reduced... He eventually found his way to the generator. He had managed to hack into the camera feed, so he could see everything. He deactivated the defenses, which would allow Jia Mist, his pilot, to dock in one of the hangers as soon as he had Fratch. Rook shivered, he still had his cooling device on. He could probably deactivate the thermal sensors, but that would take to much time. And since he deactivated the defenses, soon they people working here would know something was wrong, and would come to investigate. He had to move quick. He managed to get records on where Fratch was being held prior to his arrival. Floor Twelve, stasis booth 3043. He quickly reached the designated area, and began walking the catwalk searching for stasis booth 3043. 3029, 3030, 3031. He was getting closer. He quickly halted as he approached Fratch's booth. A Falleen woman stood there, taking notes on the prisoner's conditions. She'd have to go. Before he acted, he began looping the camera feed. It would only buy him a minute to two, but that should be all he needed. He snuck up behind her, and grabbed her by the neck in a chokehold. When she stopped breathing, he gently lowered her to the ground. He pushed a few buttons on Fratch's booth, and the pod holding him opened. Fratch began gasping violently, shocked at the sudden switch from comatose to life. Rook lifted him from the pod and set him on the ground. He then picked up the woman, and lay her in the pod where Fratch had been held a few moments before. Fratch had sat up, looking around desperately. Rook was still invisible, Fratch didn't know what was going on. He quickly sent a message to Jia, informing her to dock a few levels below. If Rook timed everything right, she should arrive as soon as he and Fratch entered the hangar. He grabbed Fratch and hauled him to his feet. "Not a word," he muttered. Fratch caught his breath. He recognized Rook's voice. He nodded his head in understanding. Cameras still looped, they made their way down to the hangar. A few guards were scattered around, but none seemed to be taking their roles seriously. After all, who would possibly attempt to land at Star's End? Rook took out his dual blaster pistols and made quick work of the guards. None of them had even got a shot off. Normally alarms would have sounded and the hangar would have closed, but there was no power to the defensive structures. Jia landed a CR90 Corvette Cruiser a second later. Rook led Fratch to the cruiser, and as soon as they were in, Jia took off. Nobody had even noticed that they were there. As soon as they were safe in the ship, Rook deactivated his cloaking and cooling device. He took off his helmet, and walked over to Fratch. He looked up as Rook approached. "Rook, I..." he breathed deeply. "I cannot thank you enough." "We're even, Fratch." He nodded his head, and then laughed. "You broke me out of that hellhole? Don't suppose you'd ever consider coming back an working for ole Fratch, will ya?" Rook chuckled. "Sorry Fratch. Where do you want to be dropped off?" "Myrkr is fine. Gotta show the boys that I'm still alive and kicking. Just know that you're always welcome to stop by and say hello, provided you're not being chased by the entire Jedi Order or whatever. Now does this place have a bedroom?" Rook smiled. "You've been in a coma for the past year, and you want a nap?" "Hell, a whole year? Well, I'm exhausted. I'll catch up with ya before we get to Myrkr." He lazily walked over to where Rook had indicated a small bedroom was. He turned and spoke softly to Rook. "Again Rook... uh... thanks. I knew I saw something special in ya when I found you in that alley. A boy twice your size lay at your feet, bleeding. You were cold, hungry, and desperate for clean water. Taking you in was the smartest thing I've ever done. What I'm trying to say is... I'm proud of you, Rook." Fratch disappeared from his view. A few years ago Fratch's words would have meant something to him, but Rook had moved on. He didn't need to prove himself to Fratch anymore. He would drop him off at Myrkr, and that would likely be it. Upon entering the cockpit, Rook found two figures waiting for him. One ran to him immediately. His tamed vornskr, Storm. The canine beast, who was dark black and was nearly a meter and a half tall, much taller than the average vornskr, ran around Rook. He pet Storm fondly. "Well, we got him," a soft voice spoke. Rook looked away from Storm, and towards the one who had spoken. Jia. One of the best pilots Rook knew. She had always wanted to be a pilot for the Jedi Order, but a criminal record likely prevented that from ever happening. So, she settled for piloting Rook, who she met on Myrkr a few years before Rook left at the age of sixteen. He had eventually decided to take her along on some of his missions. She proved herself capable of keeping up with Rook, so she became a permanent partner about a year ago. Her grey eyes tried to focus on Rook, but they quickly became unfocused. "So.." she continued quietly. "You're done with missions like this, right? No more hunting those who don't deserve it, no more going after Jedi?" Jia didn't share the same mindset that Rook did. She admired the Jedi, but Rook always found their tenets to be flawed. But she was adamant in making sure that Rook never went after Jedi again, so he didn't. "Of course," he spoke softly. He always spoke softly, no matter the circumstances. Many found it odd that a man such as him, one who was so quiet and soft spoken, could be as dangerous as he was. Jia nodded, and sat back in the pilot's seat. Rook sat beside her in the copilot's seat. "So Myrkr, and then what?" Rook looked at the reflection of himself through the glass in front of him. About twenty years old, lanky, and dark, black eyes. His hair so dark many eyes couldn't focus on him, they couldn't understand how dark it was. Of course, it wasn't naturally that color, but Rook thought it helpful to make it appear that way."And then," Rook muttered, "We'll find out." He opened his communication channel, and hoped that someone would contact him.

Terribly sorry I haven't posted yet, I've just been swamped with schoolwork and other personal stuff. But one of my professors emailed me saying that class was cancelled because he was sick, so I can probably (fingers crossed) have a post in by tonight.

At the very end of the trailer, if you listen closely, it sounds like heavy breathing. Anybody else hear it? Is that who I think it is?!

Sounds good to me. I'll let you know whether or not to add me as soon as I figure out if I can go.

Silver or Elodin, do one of you want to start the meeting in Nightingale Hall? Eric and Kell could already be there, and Grihff could stumble in, surprised to see them. Then the heist planning could commence!

If I were to be able to go, the only day I would be able to attend would be that Saturday, the 23rd. Any idea on how pricey one day tickets are? And where I could buy them?

I actually thought about having someone infiltrate the palace, but I'm not quite sure when I should throw it in. The idea definitely has merit though. I was thinking, and instead of starting a House War, I think that simply bringing down House Joville would cause the entire noble society to collapse, since the Jovilles are the keystone of the economy. Them falling would send the other noble houses into bankruptcy, which would effectively remove them from power. When that happens, the common people can strike. Do you like the sound of that idea?

I definitely was influenced A LOT by Mistborn in this chapter, and overall as a book, which is something I do intend to change. I hate to actually spoil what I plan on happening in the book, even as minor as it is,(very small spoiler on what I plan on doing with Asli-->) This is what actually took me so long to write this chapter. I pretty much realized I was writing Mistborn, so I took a step back and changed some things. The main thing I still need to change is them starting a class war, that just SCREAMS Mistborn. I don't know if they should attempt starting a war and it plays out in a different way, or if I should simply scratch the class war idea and think of something else. I decided that if I at least started writing as if they were starting a war, some other idea might come to me that would work better. If you have any suggestions, I'm definitely open to them! As for the Cards, where they come from will probably be explained soon. As will how they work. Right now I haven't said much on how they work and what they do, or how they relate to The Osterix. And your comments weren't destructive at all. I really need to separate myself from Mistborn, which is something I've been struggling to do. Thanks for the feedback!

Just started Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April). I'm only one episode in, and I can already tell I'm going to be bawling by the end of it.

This can happen. I'll try and work on a more in-depth character summary, and maybe get my first post in sometime this weekend.

Alright, I'll definitely confront her about it.